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Don't feed the wildlife!! Better to let crows be crows. They are wild animals and not domesticated, nor is there a great reason that they should be domesticated
by acyou 4y ago
Don't feed the wildlife!! Better to let crows be crows. They are wild animals and not domesticated, nor is there a great reason that they should be domesticated in any way. They along with the seagulls and starlings are already clearing out the rest of the other native species of birds, do they really need more help? Moreover, isn't it incredibly self centric to do this sort of bird feeding thing without any regard for the long term consequences?
- ggm 4y agoBird scientists differ on the relative risk and benefits of feeding. Darryl Jones who is emeritus Griffith uni I think, has written on this in the Australian urban context: they don't get dependent, it is marginal benefit, they rear bigger clutches, pick food wisely. Not "never feed" https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Feeding_the_Birds_at_Your_Table.html?id=a5qxDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Feeding_the_Birds_at... Darryl on research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Darryl-Jones-2217044764 https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Darryl...
- acyou 4y agoHe's selling his book: "Feeding the Birds at Your Table is designed to provide detailed, comprehensive advice and suggestions for people wishing to feed wild birds in Australia from their own backyards and balconies." Seems like he has a vested interest in selling copies of his book. Australians of all people should know better than to claim to understand the ramifications of human intervention on complex natural systems. See: introduction of cane toads to Australia. Backyard wildlife feeding is extremely intrusive in all cases, it should be and is blanket banned in many places. People with feeders also have a vested interest in convincing themselves that it's OK. "I'm making friends with the bird", yes you are, it's a profoundly toxic relationship. If you can claim to understand the full and long-range ramifications of your intervention in a natural system, who thinks they are so smart?
- ggm 4y agoYes, he is. But he is also legitimately researching bird ecology in the inner city, and knows what he's talking about.
- Dazzler5648 4y agoGoogle "birds catching diseases at feeders"